The Gaia Center for Embodied Healing

What The Gaia Center for Embodied Healing does

The Gaia Center for Embodied Healing is a Nashville, Tennessee-based psychotherapy practice founded by Valerie Martin, LCSW that began as a solo practice in 2017 and expanded into a multi-therapist group practice in 2020. The company operates from a single West Nashville office at 95 White Bridge Pike, Suite 405, and serves adult and adolescent individuals, couples, and families across Tennessee via in-person sessions and telehealth, plus out-of-state clients through coaching services.

Service offerings span individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, and group therapy, delivered through an integrative, trauma-informed lens that combines modalities including EMDR, Brainspotting, IFS, DBT, ACT, somatic therapy, art therapy, hypnotherapy, Jungian therapy, existential therapy, and ecopsychology. Specialty services include premarital counseling, sex therapy, ENM/polyamory-affirming therapy, and high-ticket Individual Intensives (2-day or 4-day programs priced at $3,500-$4,000). The practice also operates Camp Gaia, a subscription-based online membership offering mindfulness content, yoga, group coaching, and community access, and a Workplace Wellness B2B vertical providing workshops and coaching to Nashville businesses.

The revenue model is fee-for-service out-of-network, with session rates ranging from $70 (graduate intern) to $350 (75-minute couples session with the Clinical Director), supplemented by membership subscriptions, intensive program fees, corporate workshop income, and merchandise sales. Additional revenue comes from a branded merchandise line with 20% of proceeds donated to the Healing in the Margins nonprofit. There is no proprietary technology platform; the practice uses Squarespace for its website, Mailchimp for email, and Heartbeat for community engagement. The company is privately held, founder-owned, with no disclosed external funding or parent organization.

Name

The Gaia Center for Embodied Healing

Legal name

The Gaia Center for Embodied Healing™

Website

https://gaiacenter.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Gaia Center for Embodied Healing is a Nashville-based psychotherapy practice offering trauma-informed individual, couples, family, and group therapy, plus intensives, workplace wellness, and a subscription membership, serving Tennessee residents and out-of-state coaching clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (62133), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mindfulness-Based Coaching & Training (MBSR/MBCT-style) (HSADAJAB)

Keywords

• Psychotherapy services
• Trauma-informed therapy
• Couples counseling
• Group therapy sessions
• Telehealth mental health

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Therapy Sessions: One-on-one psychotherapy sessions with licensed or intern therapists. Session length varies (50 or 75 minutes). Billed at time of session via cash, check, or credit/debit card.
2. Couples Therapy Sessions: Couples counseling sessions at higher rate than individual sessions. Includes Gottman Method-based couples work.
3. Group Therapy: Therapeutic group sessions offered at $60/session.
4. Individual Intensives: Customized intensive therapy programs (4-day or 2-day format) ranging from $3,500-$4,000 typically. Includes EMDR, Brainspotting, hypnotherapy, somatic therapy, art therapy, and other modalities.
5. Camp Gaia Membership: Online membership offering weekly audio pep talks, mindfulness practices, monthly yoga, group coaching calls, coworking sessions, and community chat. Offers monthly and annual billing options with three pricing tiers (Supported, Standard, Sustainer).
6. Workplace Wellness Services: Corporate mental health services including 1:1 therapy/coaching for business owners, leadership support sessions, consulting on workplace culture, and lunch & learn workshops on mental health topics.
7. Coaching Services: Coaching services for clients outside Tennessee or for subclinical issues. Provided by trained therapists with specialized certifications.
8. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including 'Therapy Is...' t-shirts and tanks. 20% of sales proceeds donated to Healing in the Margins nonprofit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Gaia Center is a Nashville-based psychotherapy practice delivering individual, couples, family, and group therapy in-person at its West Nashville office and via telehealth across Tennessee, using an integrative mix of trauma-informed modalities including EMDR, Brainspotting, somatic therapy, art therapy, hypnotherapy, IFS, DBT, ACT, and the Gottman Method. Beyond standard sessions, it offers multi-day individual therapy intensives, out-of-state coaching, workplace wellness services for businesses, and the Camp Gaia online membership community. The practice operates as an out-of-network, fee-for-service provider, with reduced-fee and pro bono spots through a graduate intern program.

Product overview

The Gaia Center for Embodied Healing is a Nashville-based psychotherapy practice offering a comprehensive range of mental health services. Their core offerings include individual, couples, family, and group therapy, delivered both in-person at their West Nashville office and online throughout Tennessee. They offer specialized therapeutic modalities including EMDR, Brainspotting, ACT, DBT, IFS, somatic therapy, hypnotherapy, art therapy, Jungian therapy, and existential therapy. Specialty services include premarital counseling, sex therapy, ENM/polyamory therapy, and intensive multi-day therapy programs. They also provide workplace wellness programs for organizations and a subscription membership called Camp Gaia offering ongoing personal development content, coaching, and community. The practice operates on a fee-for-service model as an out-of-network provider, with services tailored to each client's unique needs through integrative and trauma-informed approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Camp Gaia: Online membership program offering weekly audio pep talks, mindfulness/meditation practices, monthly yoga classes, group coaching calls, and community connection for ongoing personal growth and collective well-being.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Healing in the MarginsminorOthersNashville-based nonprofit that cultivates systemic change and fosters healing by providing resources and programming in mental health spaces for the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities. The Gaia Center donates 20% of merchandise sales proceeds to this organization.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Alma: A provider directory and practice-management platform that supports independent and group therapy practices with credentialing, billing, and referrals. Comparable as ecosystem infrastructure serving similarly positioned independent outpatient mental health practices.

Direct peers

• Two Chairs: A multi-location group therapy practice operating its own clinics with employed therapists, offering a hybrid in-person/telehealth model across several U.S. cities. Highly comparable as a privately operated, multi-clinician outpatient mental health practice with both individual and specialty services.
• Open Path Collective: A nonprofit network of therapists offering reduced-fee sessions ($30-$80) to clients in need. Comparable because Gaia Center explicitly references Open Path Collective as a referral channel for financially constrained clients, sharing the values-aligned accessibility mission.
• Octave: A modern outpatient mental health practice combining therapy, psychiatry, and couples work in physical locations across major U.S. metros. Comparable in providing integrative, multi-modality outpatient mental health with employed clinicians and a brand-led patient experience.
• Modern Therapy: A group counseling practice with multiple locations providing individual, couples, and family therapy with a modern, brand-forward patient experience. Comparable as a multi-clinician private practice using a similar marketing-led, multi-modality positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Talkspace: A publicly traded online therapy platform connecting clients to licensed therapists via telehealth, including B2B employer partnerships. Comparable in delivering outpatient mental health to adults and couples, though at much greater scale and via a marketplace model rather than employed clinicians.
• BetterHelp: The largest consumer online therapy subscription service, delivering individual, couples, and teen therapy via telehealth. Comparable in offering subscription-based outpatient therapy with broad modality coverage, though it competes on price/access rather than specialty niches.

Emerging players

• Headspace Health: A consumer and employer mental health platform combining mindfulness content, coaching, and therapy. Comparable via Gaia Center's Camp Gaia membership (mindfulness, coaching, community) and workplace wellness offerings, though Headspace operates at vastly greater scale.
• Spring Health: An employer-sponsored mental health benefit provider offering therapy, coaching, and psychiatry through a curated provider network. Comparable via Gaia Center's workplace wellness B2B channel, though Spring operates at enterprise scale with technology-driven matching.
• Lyra Health: A workplace mental health provider offering therapy, coaching, and critical support to employees of client companies. Comparable because Gaia Center offers a similar B2B workplace wellness channel, though Lyra operates at vastly larger scale with employer contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@butforrealpod
• Instagraminstagram.com/thegaiacenter
• Xx.com/thegaiacenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thegaiacenter

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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